Here’s another showing of this classic Frank Capra Christmas movie, which NBC and its sister networks show on TV exclusively these days. James Stewart and Donna Reed star – and every time this movie plays, an angel in heaven gets his residuals.

2018

Dec

'THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW' - IN LIVING COLOR By David Bianculli

This year’s collection of Dick Van Dyke Show episodes features two episodes written by series creator Carl Reiner. First is the Season 1 episode “Where Did I Come From?,” in which little Ritchie asks about the circumstances of his birth – and that’s followed by “Never Bathe on Saturday,” in which Laura’s toe gets stuck in the tub faucet. And somehow, it managed to be shown (barely) on television…

2018

Dec

GREAT PERFORMANCES: “K. D. LANG: LANDMARKS LIVE IN CONCERT” By David Bianculli

In a concert taped at San Antonio, TX, k.d. lang performs her brilliant, landmark Ingenue album in its entirety. Why? (Ready to feel older?) Because she’s celebrating the 25th anniversary of that album’s release, and her ascent to stardom. Check local listings.

2018

Dec

THE NOSTALGIA OF THE RECORD STORE THANKS TO 'THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL' By David Hinckley

One of the many pleasures tucked into Amazon’s award-winning series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is the occasional trip down a set of mysterious stairs to a 1958 record store...

2018

Dec

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL By David Bianculli

This prime-time highlights special offers many of the holiday sketches SNL has presented over its many, many years. One highlight to look for: Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, and Kristen Wiig singing a naughty yet nice holiday jingle, “Santa’s My Boyfriend.” And it’s in three-part harmony, so… Ho ho ho.

2018

Dec

THE GREAT AMERICAN BAKING SHOW By David Bianculli

Tonight it’s cookie and bread week on The Great American Baking Show. And since I’m already covered in flour churning out cookies for the grandkids these days, I’ll be watching for tips. (Tips like: Don’t procreate, and you won’t have to churn out cookies like a Dickensian factory worker thirtysomething years later.)

2018

Dec

MURPHY BROWN By David Bianculli

We’re getting to the end of the season for this modern reboot of Murphy Brown, which always was intended, according to series creator Diane English, to consist of 13 episodes (tonight’s new episode is number 12 in that run). There have been reports that, because of not continuing with a midseason additional order, Murphy Brown has been cancelled, but English says that’s not the case, and she expects she will, along with Murphy, return next fall. Meanwhile, tonight, Murphy (Cand

2018

Dec

'PARIS TO PITTSBURGH' DEBUTS ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC By David Hinckley

The documentary Paris to Pittsburgh works hard at separating the politics of the climate change debate from the science of climate change...

2018

Dec

A TASTE OF THE GLAMOROUS LIFE ON 'CHAMPAIGN ILL' By David Hinckley

Champaign ILL could be described as the hip-hop version of the classic Townes Van Zandt song “Pancho and Lefty.”...

2018

Dec

ELVIS PRESLEY DAY By David Bianculli

Elvis has returned to the building – at least in spirit, and at least today, when TCM presents an all-day buffet of cinematic treats from Elvis’ Hollywood years. The starting gun goes off at 6 a.m. ET with 1968’s Speedway, and keeps running laps until 8 p.m. ET. Highlights include the 1970 documentary Elvis: That’s the Way It Is at noon ET, followed at 4 p.m. ET by 1957’s Jailhouse Rock, featuring a title song immortalized by Jay Marmo in an early 1970s Nova High Sc

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